EB2015-TEF-011

A FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF DISC BRAKE HOT

BAND MIGRATION
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Tang, Jinghan*; 1Bryant, David; 1Qi, Hongsheng

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University of Bradford, United Kingdom
KEYWORDS finite element method, wear, hot band migration, thermo-elastic
instability, brake disc
ABSTRACT The migration of hot banding is the phenomenon whereby hot bands
or hot spots on the brake disc surface periodically migrate radially inward and
outward. These migrations can cause the undesired brake torque variation (BTV) and
further induce vibration problems such as brake judder. To investigate the forming
and migration of hot banding problem, transient thermal mechanical finite element
models of repetitive braking considering the effects of wear have been performed.
The displacement, temperature, stress, and contact pressure distribution against time
were obtained in this model. The thermal buckling, thermo-elastic instability (TEI)
and hot band migration phenomena have been captured and investigated. The results
suggest a cause-effect chain of radial hot band migration. Its determinants include
mechanical loading, disc thermal buckling, and most importantly the transient
interactions between TEI and wear.